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Slimming World and Food Optimising is a plan for life, it's not a quick fix and you should look at weight losses over a period of time. There are no prizes for speed of weight loss.

You need to commit to making changes to the food that you buy and how you cook it, because what you've been doing in the past hasn't got you to where you want to be.

You can't use parts of the plan that suit you and forget the rest.

If you are not prepared to make a commitment to change the behaviour that has got you into your current situation then nothing is going to change, and above all things, you need to be honest and accountable for every single mouthful of food that passes your lips.

You need to care enough to take time out to pre-plan your slimming campaign. Look again at the menu plans and see the variety and volume of food you can eat. All you have to lose is the weight.

Slimming World has been successfully helping people lose weight for over forty years, so trust them and read your Food Optimising books again and again.

Food Optimising is easy but life isn't. Losing weight is a battle but you have the battle plan in your food optimising book, your secret weapon is free food, and that, together with your healthy extras and syns add up to a healthy way of eating that can (and should) be a life plan. Success is there waiting for you………go for it!

If you fancy having a go at EE, here are the official 'rules' to ensure that you not only lose weight regularly but get all the nutrition your body needs to function well:-

Extra Easy:

1: Choose your Free Food

Most of the food you eat should come from the free foods list – so that’s pasta, rice, potatoes, lean meat, poultry, fish, fruit and vegetables.

And for super-fast, super healthy results, fill one third of your plate with Speed Foods!

2: Choose your Healthy Extras

Each day select one Healthy Extra ‘a’ choice and one Healthy Extra ‘b’ choice from our simplified list of calcium and fibre-filled foods, including milk, cheese, bread, nuts and cereal.

Welcome mylastpound. I'm another target member and my weight loss was extremely slow! Usually just half pound a week with the odd lb from time to time, but not very often!

I find winter easier than summer as we go away in our motorhome a lot of weekends and it's so easy to go off plan when away as we often eat out, even when I've planned SW friendly food! Also there is usually plenty of wine or gin syns!!!

Good luck with your weight loss journey.

You may find it helpful to post your menu plans each day, I certainly find it helps when I post as I tend to stick to it a bit better when I post as I seem to feel more accountable, IYKWIM!

"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.It starts with you, it starts from now. *** It is ok to be me.***
***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. MFW 2018. No 144

"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.It starts with you, it starts from now. *** It is ok to be me.***
***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. MFW 2018. No 144

"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.It starts with you, it starts from now. *** It is ok to be me.***
***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. MFW 2018. No 144

"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.It starts with you, it starts from now. *** It is ok to be me.***
***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. MFW 2018. No 144

Hello hello
Apologies I been AWOL I been naughty... very naughty! I was away last week and well I very much enjoyed it I went to Cheshire Oaks and I bought something I have always wanted- and SW made it possible
I bought a pair of genuine Juicy Couture joggers from the outlet and they fit like a dream! I got them in a fantastic huge paper carrier bag with ribbon handles which I carried like a trophy- I was so chuffed with my little self
Second day back on plan today, weighing Wednesday this week.
Todays food:
B: HEXB NAS Alpen Light with fat free natural Greek yoghurt and blueberries. Decaf coffee with HEXA
L: Jacket spud, beans, salad. Mixed fruit pot, water
T: Spiced salmon with mango couscous and salad, Fab lolly (4) low alcohol Cider (4.5) water
S: 3 x Crackerbreads with HEXA remainder Laughing Cow light (3) Orange cereal bar (3.5) water
Syns: 15
Night all xx

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"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.It starts with you, it starts from now. *** It is ok to be me.***
***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. MFW 2018. No 144

Hello hello
Apologies I been AWOL I been naughty... very naughty! I was away last week and well I very much enjoyed it I went to Cheshire Oaks and I bought something I have always wanted- and SW made it possible
I bought a pair of genuine Juicy Couture joggers from the outlet and they fit like a dream! I got them in a fantastic huge paper carrier bag with ribbon handles which I carried like a trophy- I was so chuffed with my little self
Second day back on plan today, weighing Wednesday this week.
Todays food:
B: HEXB NAS Alpen Light with fat free natural Greek yoghurt and blueberries. Decaf coffee with HEXA
L: Jacket spud, beans, salad. Mixed fruit pot, water
T: Spiced salmon with mango couscous and salad, Fab lolly (4) low alcohol Cider (4.5) water
S: 3 x Crackerbreads with HEXA remainder Laughing Cow light (3) Orange cereal bar (3.5) water
Syns: 15
Night all xx

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